List roleDefinitions

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Important

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Get a list of unifiedRoleDefinition objects for an RBAC provider.

The following RBAC providers are currently supported:

  • Cloud PC
  • device management (Intune)
  • directory (Microsoft Entra ID)
  • entitlement management (Microsoft Entra ID)
  • Exchange Online

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service US Government L4 US Government L5 (DOD) China operated by 21Vianet

Permissions

Depending on the RBAC provider and the permission type (delegated or application) that is needed, choose from the following tables the least privileged permission required to call this API. To learn more, including taking caution before choosing more privileged permissions, see Permissions.

For a Cloud PC provider

Permission type Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account) RoleManagement.Read.CloudPC, CloudPC.Read.All, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.CloudPC, CloudPC.ReadWrite.All, RoleManagement.Read.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported.
Application RoleManagement.Read.CloudPC, CloudPC.Read.All, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.CloudPC, CloudPC.ReadWrite.All, RoleManagement.Read.All

For a device management (Intune) provider

Permission type Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account) DeviceManagementRBAC.Read.All, DeviceManagementRBAC.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported.
Application DeviceManagementRBAC.Read.All, DeviceManagementRBAC.ReadWrite.All

For a directory (Microsoft Entra ID) provider

Permission type Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account) RoleManagement.Read.Directory, Directory.Read.All, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory, Directory.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported.
Application RoleManagement.Read.Directory, Directory.Read.All, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Directory, Directory.ReadWrite.All

Important

In delegated scenarios with work or school accounts, the signed-in user must be assigned a supported Microsoft Entra role or a custom role with a supported role permission. The following least privileged roles are supported for this operation:

  • Directory Readers
  • Global Reader
  • Privileged Role Administrator

For an entitlement management provider

Permission type Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account) EntitlementManagement.Read.All, EntitlementManagement.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported.
Application Not supported.

For an Exchange Online provider

Permission type Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account) RoleManagement.Read.Exchange, RoleManagement.Read.All, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Exchange
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported.
Application RoleManagement.Read.Exchange, RoleManagement.Read.All, RoleManagement.ReadWrite.Exchange

HTTP request

To list role definitions for a Cloud PC provider:

GET /roleManagement/cloudPC/roleDefinitions

To list role definitions for a device management provider:

GET /roleManagement/deviceManagement/roleDefinitions

To list role definitions for a directory provider:

GET /roleManagement/directory/roleDefinitions

To list role definitions for the entitlement management provider:

GET /roleManagement/entitlementManagement/roleDefinitions

To list role definitions for the Exchange Online provider:

GET /roleManagement/exchange/roleDefinitions

Optional query parameters

This method supports the $filter query parameter to help customize the response. For general information, see OData query parameters.

Request headers

Name Description
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.

Request body

Don't supply a request body for this method.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 200 OK response code and a collection of unifiedRoleDefinition objects in the response body.

Examples

Example 1: List role definitions for a directory provider

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/roleManagement/directory/roleDefinitions

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#roleManagement/directory/roleDefinitions",
    "value": [
        {
            "id": "729827e3-9c14-49f7-bb1b-9608f156bbb8",
            "description": "Can reset passwords for non-administrators and Helpdesk Administrators.",
            "displayName": "Helpdesk Administrator",
            "isBuiltIn": true,
            "isEnabled": true,
            "isPrivileged": true,
            "templateId": "729827e3-9c14-49f7-bb1b-9608f156bbb8",
            "version": "1",
            "rolePermissions": [
                {
                    "allowedResourceActions": [
                        "microsoft.directory/users/invalidateAllRefreshTokens",
                        "microsoft.directory/users/bitLockerRecoveryKeys/read",
                        "microsoft.directory/users/password/update",
                        "microsoft.azure.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasks",
                        "microsoft.azure.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasks",
                        "microsoft.office365.webPortal/allEntities/standard/read",
                        "microsoft.office365.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasks",
                        "microsoft.office365.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasks"
                    ],
                    "condition": null
                }
            ],
            "inheritsPermissionsFrom": [
                {
                    "id": "88d8e3e3-8f55-4a1e-953a-9b9898b8876b"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "f023fd81-a637-4b56-95fd-791ac0226033",
            "description": "Can read service health information and manage support tickets.",
            "displayName": "Service Support Administrator",
            "isBuiltIn": true,
            "isEnabled": true,
            "isPrivileged": false,
            "templateId": "f023fd81-a637-4b56-95fd-791ac0226033",
            "version": "1",
            "rolePermissions": [
                {
                    "allowedResourceActions": [
                        "microsoft.azure.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasks",
                        "microsoft.azure.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasks",
                        "microsoft.office365.webPortal/allEntities/standard/read",
                        "microsoft.office365.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasks",
                        "microsoft.office365.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasks"
                    ],
                    "condition": null
                }
            ],
            "inheritsPermissionsFrom": [
                {
                    "id": "88d8e3e3-8f55-4a1e-953a-9b9898b8876b"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "b0f54661-2d74-4c50-afa3-1ec803f12efe",
            "description": "Can perform common billing related tasks like updating payment information.",
            "displayName": "Billing Administrator",
            "isBuiltIn": true,
            "isEnabled": true,
            "isPrivileged": false,
            "templateId": "b0f54661-2d74-4c50-afa3-1ec803f12efe",
            "version": "1",
            "rolePermissions": [
                {
                    "allowedResourceActions": [
                        "microsoft.directory/organization/basic/update",
                        "microsoft.azure.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasks",
                        "microsoft.azure.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasks",
                        "microsoft.commerce.billing/allEntities/allTasks",
                        "microsoft.office365.webPortal/allEntities/standard/read",
                        "microsoft.office365.serviceHealth/allEntities/allTasks",
                        "microsoft.office365.supportTickets/allEntities/allTasks"
                    ],
                    "condition": null
                }
            ],
            "inheritsPermissionsFrom": [
                {
                    "id": "88d8e3e3-8f55-4a1e-953a-9b9898b8876b"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Example 2: List role definitions for a Cloud PC provider

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/roleManagement/cloudPC/roleDefinitions

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#roleManagement/cloudPC/roleDefinitions",
    "value": [
        {
            "id": "b5c08161-a7af-481c-ace2-a20a69a48fb1",
            "description": "Cloud PC Administrator has read and write access to all Cloud PC features located within the Cloud PC blade.",
            "displayName": "Cloud PC Administrator",
            "isBuiltIn": true,
            "isEnabled": true,
            "resourceScopes": [
                "/"
            ],
            "templateId": "b5c08161-a7af-481c-ace2-a20a69a48fb1",
            "version": null,
            "rolePermissions": [
                {
                    "allowedResourceActions": [
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Read",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Reprovision",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/DeviceImages/Create",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/DeviceImages/Delete",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/DeviceImages/Read",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/OnPremisesConnections/Create",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/OnPremisesConnections/Delete",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/OnPremisesConnections/Read",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/OnPremisesConnections/Update",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/OnPremisesConnections/RunHealthChecks",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/OnPremisesConnections/UpdateAdDomainPassword",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/ProvisioningPolicies/Assign",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/ProvisioningPolicies/Create",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/ProvisioningPolicies/Delete",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/ProvisioningPolicies/Read",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/ProvisioningPolicies/Update",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/RoleAssignments/Create",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/RoleAssignments/Update",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/RoleAssignments/Delete",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/Roles/Read"
                    ],
                    "condition": null
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "d40368cb-fbf4-4965-bbc1-f17b3a78e510",
            "description": "Cloud PC Reader has read access to all Cloud PC features located within the Cloud PC blade.",
            "displayName": "Cloud PC Reader",
            "isBuiltIn": true,
            "isEnabled": true,
            "resourceScopes": [
                "/"
            ],
            "templateId": "d40368cb-fbf4-4965-bbc1-f17b3a78e510",
            "version": null,
            "rolePermissions": [
                {
                    "allowedResourceActions": [
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/CloudPCs/Read",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/DeviceImages/Read",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/OnPremisesConnections/Read",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/ProvisioningPolicies/Read",
                        "Microsoft.CloudPC/Roles/Read"
                    ],
                    "condition": null
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Example 3: List role definitions for the entitlement management provider

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/roleManagement/entitlementManagement/roleDefinitions

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#roleManagement/entitlementManagement/roleDefinitions",
    "value": [
        {
            "id": "ae79f266-94d4-4dab-b730-feca7e132178",
            "displayName": "Catalog owner",
            "description": "Catalog owner",
            "isBuiltIn": true,
            "isEnabled": true,
            "templateId": "ae79f266-94d4-4dab-b730-feca7e132178",
            "version": "1.0",
            "rolePermissions": [
                {
                    "allowedResourceActions": [
                        "microsoft.entitlementManagement/allEntities/allTasks"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "44272f93-9762-48e8-af59-1b5351b1d6b3",
            "displayName": "Catalog reader",
            "description": "Catalog reader",
            "isBuiltIn": true,
            "isEnabled": true,
            "templateId": "44272f93-9762-48e8-af59-1b5351b1d6b3",
            "version": "1.0",
            "rolePermissions": [
                {
                    "allowedResourceActions": [
                        "microsoft.entitlementManagement/allEntities/Read"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Example 4: List role definitions for the Exchange Online provider

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/roleManagement/exchange/roleDefinitions

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#roleManagement/exchange/roleDefinitions",
    "value": [
        {
            "id": "7224da60-d8e2-4f45-9380-8e4fda64e133",
            "description": "This role enables administrators to manage address lists, global address lists, and offline address lists in an organization.",
            "displayName": "Address Lists",
            "isEnabled": true,
            "version": "0.12 (14.0.451.0)",
            "isBuiltIn": true,
            "templateId": null,
            "allowedPrincipalTypes": "user,group",
            "rolePermissions": [
                {
                    "allowedResourceActions": [
                        "(Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.E2010) Get-AddressBookPolicy -ErrorAction -ErrorVariable -Identity -OutBuffer -OutVariable -WarningAction -WarningVariable"
                    ],
                    "excludedResourceActions": [],
                    "condition": null
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "435bdc29-5ab0-454e-906e-afb7d563bd98",
            "description": "This role enables applications to impersonate users in an organization in order to perform tasks on behalf of the user.",
            "displayName": "ApplicationImpersonation",
            "isEnabled": true,
            "version": "0.12 (14.0.451.0)",
            "isBuiltIn": true,
            "templateId": null,
            "allowedPrincipalTypes": "user,group",
            "rolePermissions": [
                {
                    "allowedResourceActions": [
                        "Impersonate-ExchangeUser"
                    ],
                    "excludedResourceActions": [],
                    "condition": null
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Example 5: List privileged role definitions

Request

The following example shows a request.

GET https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/roleManagement/directory/roleDefinitions?$filter=isPrivileged eq true

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#roleManagement/directory/roleDefinitions",
    "value": [
        {
            "id": "aaf43236-0c0d-4d5f-883a-6955382ac081",
            "description": "Can manage secrets for federation and encryption in the Identity Experience Framework (IEF).",
            "displayName": "B2C IEF Keyset Administrator",
            "isBuiltIn": true,
            "isEnabled": true,
            "isPrivileged": true,
            "resourceScopes": [
                "/"
            ],
            "templateId": "aaf43236-0c0d-4d5f-883a-6955382ac081",
            "version": "1",
            "rolePermissions": [
                {
                    "allowedResourceActions": [
                        "microsoft.directory/b2cTrustFrameworkKeySet/allProperties/allTasks"
                    ],
                    "condition": null
                }
            ],
            "inheritsPermissionsFrom@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#roleManagement/directory/roleDefinitions('aaf43236-0c0d-4d5f-883a-6955382ac081')/inheritsPermissionsFrom",
            "inheritsPermissionsFrom": [
                {
                    "id": "88d8e3e3-8f55-4a1e-953a-9b9898b8876b"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "be2f45a1-457d-42af-a067-6ec1fa63bc45",
            "description": "Can configure identity providers for use in direct federation.",
            "displayName": "External Identity Provider Administrator",
            "isBuiltIn": true,
            "isEnabled": true,
            "isPrivileged": true,
            "resourceScopes": [
                "/"
            ],
            "templateId": "be2f45a1-457d-42af-a067-6ec1fa63bc45",
            "version": "1",
            "rolePermissions": [
                {
                    "allowedResourceActions": [
                        "microsoft.directory/domains/federation/update",
                        "microsoft.directory/identityProviders/allProperties/allTasks"
                    ],
                    "condition": null
                }
            ],
            "inheritsPermissionsFrom@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#roleManagement/directory/roleDefinitions('be2f45a1-457d-42af-a067-6ec1fa63bc45')/inheritsPermissionsFrom",
            "inheritsPermissionsFrom": [
                {
                    "id": "88d8e3e3-8f55-4a1e-953a-9b9898b8876b"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}